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Princesa Yaiza Suite Hotel Resort vs Barceló Playa Blanca

Playa Blanca with children, by the sand or the pool. Princesa Yaiza Suite Hotel Resort, from about €230, if you want a 65 m² suite with a separate living room, a 10,000 m² children's park and Playa Dorada at the garden gate; Barceló Playa Blanca, from about €185, if you would rather have a resort opened in 2023, a heated children's pool with a pirate ship and a winding infinity pool.

Princesa Yaiza Suite Hotel Resort: The main pool with Fuerteventura across the straitThe family one

Princesa Yaiza Suite Hotel Resort

A suite resort on calm Playa Dorada with a 10,000 m² children's park, six pools and a seawater thalasso for the parents.

€€From about €230 a night

Choose Princesa Yaiza Suite Hotel Resort if

  • Families with children up to 13
  • Week-long winter-sun stays
  • Parents who want a thalasso
  • Beach days without a drive

The catch

385 rooms on 55,000 m²: loungers by the main pools are claimed early with towels

Barceló Playa Blanca: The main pool, looking down to the strait and FuerteventuraThe pool one

Barceló Playa Blanca

A 720-room resort, opened in 2023 around a vast, winding infinity pool that looks out across the strait to Fuerteventura.

€€From about €185 a night

Choose Barceló Playa Blanca if

  • Families who live by the pool
  • Winter-sun pool weeks
  • Couples who book the Royal Level
  • Evenings at Marina Rubicón

The catch

720 rooms on a 100,000 m² site, the largest hotel on the island: a big complex to get around

Which of our lists each one is on

Best forPrincesa Yaiza Suite Hotel ResortBarceló Playa Blanca
Best beach hotels in LanzaroteOn the listOn the list
Best family hotels in LanzaroteOn the listOn the list
Best spa hotels in LanzaroteOn the listNot on the list
Best value hotels in LanzaroteOn the listOn the list
Best central hotels in LanzaroteOn the listNot on the list
Best hotels with a view in LanzaroteOn the listOn the list

Both hotels on the same scales

Princesa Yaiza Suite Hotel ResortBarceló Playa Blanca

CouplesFamilies
Beach & pool optionalBeach & pool central
IntimateLarge resort
Explore outsideStay at the hotel
Smart spendSplurge
Wellness minimalWellness focus
ClassicContemporary

Princesa Yaiza Suite Hotel Resort

Area
Playa Blanca, Spain
From the centre
28.9 km
Airport
31 min from ACE
Price band
€€
Typical rate
From about €230 a night
Rooms
385
Opened
2002
Pool
Outdoor
Beach
Public beach nearby
Spa
Yes
Adults only
No
Kids club
Yes
Restaurants
9
Parking
Not confirmed
Selected by
Independent research
Last checked
October 2026

Barceló Playa Blanca

Area
Playa Blanca, Spain
From the centre
28.7 km
Airport
31 min from ACE
Price band
€€
Typical rate
From about €185 a night
Rooms
720
Opened
2023
Pool
Outdoor
Beach
Public beach nearby
Spa
Yes
Adults only
No
Kids club
Yes
Restaurants
4
Parking
Yes
Selected by
Independent research
Last checked
October 2026

The verdict

Playa Blanca with children, by the sand or the pool. Princesa Yaiza Suite Hotel Resort, from about €230, if you want a 65 m² suite with a separate living room, a 10,000 m² children's park and Playa Dorada at the garden gate; Barceló Playa Blanca, from about €185, if you would rather have a resort opened in 2023, a heated children's pool with a pirate ship and a winding infinity pool.

Questions people ask

Good questions about Princesa Yaiza Suite Hotel Resort vs Barceló Playa Blanca

Princesa Yaiza Suite Hotel Resort or Barceló Playa Blanca?

Playa Blanca with children, by the sand or the pool. Princesa Yaiza Suite Hotel Resort, from about €230, if you want a 65 m² suite with a separate living room, a 10,000 m² children's park and Playa Dorada at the garden gate; Barceló Playa Blanca, from about €185, if you would rather have a resort opened in 2023, a heated children's pool with a pirate ship and a winding infinity pool.

Is Princesa Yaiza Suite Hotel Resort worth it?

For a family week on Lanzarote it covers everything: the space, the children's park and the calm beach. Check availability for a Suite Sea View, and plan on four nights or more outside July and August. A big, self-contained family resort on a calm town beach, with suites, a huge children's park and a thalasso for the parents. Five-star space for a middling price, with a crowd to match.

Does Princesa Yaiza Suite Hotel Resort have a pool or a beach?

It has an outdoor pool. A public beach is within walking distance.

Is Barceló Playa Blanca worth it?

A new pool resort with the strait as its backdrop, and an adults-only hotel inside it. Check availability for the Superior Sea Front, or the Royal Level if you want a quieter pool. A new, very large pool resort on the sheltered south coast, with the strait to Fuerteventura as its backdrop and an adults-only hotel inside it. Good value for its age, and busy with it.

Does Barceló Playa Blanca have a pool or a beach?

It has an outdoor pool. A public beach is within walking distance.